Table 2 Comparison among CVMI stages for serum IGF-1, serum BALP and mandibular length at T1 and T2 using Mann-Whitney U test.

From: Longitudinal evaluation of the association between Insulin-like growth factor-1, Bone specific alkaline phosphatase and changes in mandibular length

 

IGF-1

BALP

Mandibular length

CVMI stage

a

b

a-b

P value

a-b

P value

a-b

P value

At T1

3

4

−100.00

0.024*

76.00

0.006*

0.60

0.752

 

5

135.00

0.075

97.00

0.001*

−0.76

0.507

4

5

235.00

0.001*

21.00

0.062

−1.36

0.664

At T2

3

4

105.50

0.076

17.50

0.405

−1.64

0.424

 

5

237.50

0.073

51.50

0.042*

0.04

0.850

 

6

375.25

0.011*

6.75

0.355

3.80

0.355

4

5

132.00

0.912

34.00

0.003*

1.68

0.452

 

6

269.75

0.024*

−10.75

1.000

−2.16

0.392

5

6

137.75

0.016*

−44.75

0.313

−3.84

0.278

  1. IGF-1: Insulin like growth factor-1; BALP: Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; CVMI: cervical.
  2. vertebral maturation index. *P < 0.05.
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